Slimming World Islay with Stefanie

25/09/2026

♡ Another holiday weekend 📅
☆ Followed by October week ✏️
♡ Then it will be Halloween 🎃
☆ Soon to be followed by bonfire night 🎆
♡ Before we know it, its Christmas 🎄
Because that starts on December 1st, right?

❎️ No more putting it off
❎️ No more finding excuses
❎️ No more waiting until next week
(As that only leads to the following week)

✅️ If you missed group last week then getting back to group will put YOU in control of the food you eat!
✅️ Taking a seat to group will get you back into the correct mindset!
✅️ Your Consultant (that's me 🥰) and fellow members will do everything in our power to ensure you weigh 1 stone lighter by Xmas (we have 12 weigh ins left)

📣 If you are new to Slimming World then you can JOIN MY GROUP without any membership fee on TUESDAY 🤩

I would love to see you there...

□ T U E S D A Y S
■ T h e G a e l i c C o l l e g e
□ 5 p m & 6 . 3 0 p m
■ S t e f a n i e - 07835 083 800

14/09/2026

🤩Recipe of the Week 🤩

Slow-cooker beef and paprika stew with potato pancakes

This traditional Polish dish is hearty, comforting and bound to bring the whole family together

🤩Ingredients 🤩

⭐️1 cal cooking spray*
⭐️1kg lean stewing steak, visible fat removed, cut into 3cm chunks
⭐️500ml hot beef stock
⭐️2 large onions, sliced
⭐️2 carrots, halved lengthways and sliced
⭐️3 garlic cloves, crushed
⭐️2 tsp sweet smoked paprika
⭐️1 jar of roasted red peppers in brine, peppers drained and sliced
⭐️1 bay leaf, fresh or dried
⭐️400g can chopped tomatoes
⭐️600g green beans, trimmed
⭐️Fresh flat-leaf parsley, leaves chopped

For the potato pancakes (makes 12):

⭐️500g floury potatoes, such as Maris Piper or King Edward, peeled and finely grated
⭐️1 medium egg, beaten
⭐️1 cal cooking spray*

🤩Method 🤩

⭐️Spray a large non-stick frying pan with 1 cal cooking spray and put it over a medium-high heat. Cook the stewing steak for 5-7 minutes in batches (it’s best not to overfill the pan) until browned, then add to your slow cooker.

⭐️Swirl the empty frying pan with a splash of the stock, then add to the slow cooker. Wipe out the pan, spray again with 1 cal cooking spray and put it over a medium heat. Fry the onions and carrots for 4-5 minutes until lightly golden. Add the garlic and paprika, fry for 2 minutes, then tip into the slow cooker.

⭐️Add the peppers, bay leaf, tomatoes and the rest of the stock to the slow cooker, and cook on high for 4 hours, or until the beef is tender. After 2 hours, give the stew a stir and add a splash of water if it’s looking a bit too thick.

⭐️Meanwhile, make the potato pancakes. A few handfuls at a time, wrap the potato in a clean tea towel and squeeze out as much moisture as you can. Tip into a bowl, then mix with the egg and lightly season. Spray a large, non-stick frying pan with cooking spray and put it over a medium heat. Add 2-3tbsp of the mixture per pancake and flatten down each one to about 8-10cm wide. Working in batches, fry for 4-5 minutes on each side until crisp and golden and move the cooked pancakes to a plate and cover with foil to keep warm.

⭐️When the stew is almost ready, boil the beans in a saucepan for 3-4 minutes, then drain.

⭐️Season the stew to taste, then divide between 4 plates, discarding the bay leaf. Scatter with the parsley, then serve with the beans and potato pancakes.

10/09/2026

💗 EVERY POUND IS PROGRESS! 💗

You don’t have to reach your final target to start feeling the benefits. Even 10% of your body weight can make a real difference — and every little step counts! 🙌✨

Ready to make a change and start your journey? Come along and join us — I’d love to welcome you! 💕

📍 Ionad Chaluim Chille Ìle
🩷 Tuesdays 5pm and 6.30pm

10/09/2026

I happen to know, for a fact, that I have members out there who want to come back to group right now but they feel ashamed and embarrassed about doing so because they have been members maybe more than once before and because they know they have gained weight since leaving group.

In their minds they may see themselves as failures and while they know that the love and support they experienced before will still be waiting for them in group something is stopping them from taking that step back through our doors.

And I get that. I really do. It’s a hard thing to do. Often harder than it was to come through the door the first time.

If this is ringing any bells then this message is aimed directly at you...

You have absolutely NOTHING to be ashamed or embarrassed about! We ALL struggle now and again, we ALL have lives that get in the way now and again, we ALL gain weight now and again when we stop food optimising....which is why we ALL understand that things can go wrong.

I can’t physically get you back into group...you have to take a deep breath and do that bit...but I can meet you at the door if you like...and once there I give you my word that there will be no judgement, no shame, no guilt...just a big smile and a plan of action to get you back on track and moving back towards your happy weight once again.

Recently there’s been lots of members come back to us...they’re glad they did...and I promise you will be too ❤️

○ The Gaelic College
● Tuesday Evenings
○ 5pm or 6.30pm
● with Stefanie - 07835 083 800

09/09/2026

H e l l o N e w T a r g e t M e m b e r 🎯
Last night we had the pleasure of awarding our Social Team member Lloret with an amazing 4½ stone award AND that dream target certificate too 🤩🎉
You will find Lloret in our 5pm session where she can sort out your countdowns and also remind you when its new magazine week 😊
Huge congratulations to you Lloret and all the very best as you embark on your new journey as a Target member with the Slim for Life journal 🎯💪

09/09/2026

08/09/2026

🤩Recipe of the Week 🤩

Chicken burrito lasagne

A Mexican-inspired take on the classic pasta bake... it really works!

🤩Ingredients 🤩

⭐️1 cal cooking spray*
⭐️1 large onion, thinly sliced
⭐️2 medium peppers, deseeded and thinly sliced
⭐️2 tsp smoked paprika
⭐️1 tsp mild chilli powder
⭐️1 tsp garlic granules
⭐️½ tsp dried mixed herbs
⭐️400g passata
⭐️400g can black beans, drained and rinsed
⭐️600g cooked skinless and boneless chicken breasts, shredded
⭐️600g fat-free natural cottage cheese
⭐️80g reduced-fat mature Cheddar, grated
⭐️60g Red Leicester cheese, grated
⭐️12 dried lasagne sheets
⭐️Mixed salad, to serve

🤩Method 🤩

⭐️Preheat your oven to 200°C/fan 180°C/gas 6.

⭐️Spray a large non-stick frying pan with cooking spray and put it over a medium heat. Fry the onion and peppers for 4-5 minutes or until soft. Add the paprika, chilli powder, garlic granules and mixed herbs and cook for 1 minute, then tip in the passata, beans and chicken and simmer for 10 minutes.

⭐️Meanwhile, mix together half the cottage cheese, half the Cheddar and half the Red Leicester.

⭐️Layer your lasagne in a medium ovenproof dish, starting with half the chicken mixture, then half the lasagne sheets and the cottage cheese mixture. Repeat the chicken and lasagne sheet layers, then spoon over the remaining cottage cheese and sprinkle the rest of the Cheddar and Red Leicester on top. Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until the lasagne sheets are tender and the cheese is bubbling and golden. Serve with the salad.

6 Swips per serving
1 hour
Serves 4
Deduct 3 Swips if using cheddar reduced fat/light as half a Healthy Extra calcium choice.
Deduct 3 Swips if using red leicester as half a Healthy Extra calcium choice.

30/08/2026

August 2026: “I still want to lose weight, but I’ll just wait until the schools go back”

September 2026: “ Maybe it’s time to join, but I’ve got two nights out this month so I’ll wait until next month”

October 2026: “Right this month I’m going to start… but Halloween is coming up so I know there will be loads of sweets. I’ll get that out the way first. “

November 2026: “I’m feeling really low, I really really want to lose weight. But I better save my money for Christmas.”

December 2026: “There’s absolutely no point joining in December I’ve got far too many nights out.”

January 2027: “Slimming World will be mobbed just now with it being a brand new year. I’ll just wait until next month.”

February 2027: “I wished I’d joined 6 months ago. If I lost 1.5lb per week I would have been over 3 stones lighter by now. “

There’s never a “right” time to start. You will always have days out, nights out, meals out, holidays, weddings, Easter, Halloween, Christmas… the good news is life doesn’t have to stop. This isn’t a tight corset diet- it’s a lifestyle change! We can help you navigate through all these events!

Will you lose weight every single week? Maybe! Maybe not! I certainly didn’t! I’m not perfect… I may have fallen off the wagon a few times. But I always kept going. It’s not always easy…. But it’s so worth it!

If you want to lose weight don’t put it off. Come and see us and start NOW 🥰

T U E S D A Y S
T H E G A E L I C C O L L E G E
5 P M + 6 . 3 0 P M

28/08/2026

“I’LL START MONDAY” 👀👀

Be honest… how many times have you said that? 🤣

Or one of its many variations…

🙋‍♀️ I’ll start Monday.

🙋‍♀️ I’ll start after my holiday.

🙋‍♀️ I’ll start after my birthday.

🙋‍♀️ I’ll start when the kids go back to school.

🙋‍♀️ I’ll lose weight for Christmas. 🎅🏻

🙋‍♀️ I’ll start in January.

🙋‍♀️ I’ll start… but I need to eat all the “bad” food in the house first! 🤣🍫🍕🍪

And my PERSONAL FAVOURITE…

😳 “I want to lose weight BEFORE I start Slimming World!”

WHAT?! 🤣🤣🤣

Why do we do this to ourselves?

We wait for the perfect Monday, the perfect week, the perfect time… and before we know it, another month has disappeared!

Here’s the thing… you don’t need a Monday. You just need to start. ❤️

Because putting it off doesn’t make it easier — it just means you’re waiting longer to get where you want to be.

So what if THIS WEEK was your Monday? 👀
Except I will even give you an extra day and we can start on Tuesday 🤭🥰

Take that first little step. Come along, meet us, have a cuppa, have a laugh and find out just how doable losing weight can be when you’ve got the right support around you. 🥰

25/08/2026

🤩Recipe of the Week🤩

🍓Strawberry matcha overnight oats🍓

It’s a trending combo for a reason! Sweet berries and earthy green tea are a matcha made in heaven, teaming up with yogurt and oats to make a fantastically filling breakfast

🍓Ingredients🍓

⭐️40g plain porridge oats
⭐️100g chopped fresh strawberries
⭐️200g dairy-free soya yogurt, plain and unsweetened, with added calcium
⭐️1 level tsp maple syrup
⭐️½ tsp matcha powder (if you can’t find it in the supermarket, it’s widely available online and in health food stores)
⭐️Few drops vanilla extract

🍓Method🍓

⭐️Put half the oats in a lidded jar or bowl and top with half the strawberries.

⭐️Mix the yogurt with the maple syrup, matcha and vanilla extract, then spoon half over the oats and strawberries.

⭐️Layer with the rest of the oats, the remaining strawberries and the rest of the yogurt mixture and chill overnight.

⭐️When you’re ready to eat, stir it all together.

If you don’t need this to be vegan, you could use fat-free natural yogurt instead.

7½ Swips per serving
Deduct 7 Swips if using porridge oats as a Healthy Extra fibre choice.

5 minutes plus 8 hours overnight chilling
Serves 1